On This Day in Music for September 30
Events in Music
- 1791 Mozart's opera "Magic Flute", with German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder, premieres at Schikaneder's Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria
- 1935 George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston
- 1963 "Student Gypsy" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 16 performances
- 1964 "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 125 performances
- 1965 Donovan's 1st US TV appearance (Shindig)
- 1977 Ringo Starr releases album "Ringo the 4th"
- 1982 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's sixth studio album "Nebraska", a solo record, made without a backing band
- 1992 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins
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Buddy Rich
Maddie ZieglerWeddings in Music
- 1968 American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (42) weds American singer Betty Mabry (23); divorce 1969
- 2006 Hanson pop rocker Isaac Hanson (25) weds Nicole Dufresne (22) at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 2011 Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis (26) weds TV host and actress Kathryn Camsey in Las Vegas
Divorces in Music
- 1938 Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (37) divorces pianist Lil Armstrong (40) after more than 14 years of marriage
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Musicians Who Died on Sep 30
- 1612 Ercole Bottrigari, Italian composer, dies at 81
- 1712 Johann Michael Zächer, Austrian composer, dies at 61
- 1716 Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer, theologian and poet, dies at 62
- 1755 Francesco Durante, Neapolitan composer,and teacher dies at 71
September in Music History
Hey, Hey – We're The Monkees
We have the formula, the music and the female fans standing by ready to scream. All we need now is four likely lads to form the band. Enter "The Monkees".
September 8, 1965The Twist Dance Craze
Young people in Berlin taking part in the Twist dance craze, 1964
September 19, 1960Pirates Put BBC Broadcasting to the Sword
Deprived of their music over the airwaves, British pop fans of the early 60s were happy to turn to "seawaves" and tune in to pirate radio stations.
September 30, 1967The Ultimate Beatles Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Beatles Question? Including who was the original Beatles drummer? How about who wrote Hey Jude?
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